Publications Information

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• 1 Year — $195
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A subscription to Trial—including 12 print issues and 24 e-newsletters per year—is included with AAJ membership. Nonmembers can subscribe to the 12 print issues per year for:

• 1 Year — $119
• 2 Year — $213
• 3 Year — $296

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Available only to AAJ members, the digital edition of Trial is identical to the print version—complete with graphics, art, and advertising—with several special electronic features, including:

• Live links to URLs and email addresses in ads and editorial text, including article footnotes.
• Digital archive from August 2016.
• Keyword search capability in single issue or across all digital issues in the archive.
• Easy mouse-click navigation.
• AAJ members should login to access digital Trial from their Dashboard.

2026

January
Seeking Justice
Submissions due: 8/22/2025

February
Transportation
Submissions due: 9/14/2025

March
The Business of Law
Submissions due: 10/17/2025

April
International, Cross-Border issues
Submissions due: 10/29/2025

May
Depositions & Discovery
Submissions due: 12/19/2025

June
Drugs & Devices
Submissions due: 1/21/2026

July
Premises Liability
Submissions due: 2/18/2026

August
Technology
Submissions due: 3/20/2026

September
Professional Negligence
Submissions due: 4/22/2026

October
Persuasion, Juror Bias
Submissions due: 5/22/2026

November
Products Liability
Submissions due: 6/24/2026

December
From Intake to Settlement
Submissions due: 7/16/2026

2027

January
Protecting Workers, Civil Rights
Submissions due: 8/19/2026

February
Tentative: Transportation
Submissions due: 9/8/2026

March
Tentative: The Business of Law
Submissions due: 10/16/2026

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To order a back issue, call 800-424-2725. Back issues are $30 for each issue. You can also place your back-issues order by email at trial@justice.org.

Mailing Address

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777 6th St., N.W., Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20001-3703

Phone

Phone: 800-424-2725

Email

Trial: trial@justice.org
Products Liability Law Reporter: law.reporter@justice.org
Professional Negligence Law Reporter: law.reporter@justice.org

Staff

Jennifer Adams, Editor in Chief, 202-944-2813, jennifer.adams@justice.org
Christine Mollenauer, Managing Editor, Law Reporters, 202-965-3509, christine.mollenauer@justice.org
Jennifer Linney, Managing Editor of Trial, Features, 202-684-9514, jennifer.linney@justice.org
Marissa Zupancic, Legal Associate Editor, 202-684-9534, marissa.zupancic@justice.org
Danny Flannery, Legal Associate Editor, 443-721-2254, danny.flannery@justice.org
Christine (Tina) Lorin, Online Content and Data Manager, 202-965-3505, christine.lorin@justice.org
Liz Coffman, Senior Editorial Assistant, 202-684-9527, liz.coffman@justice.org

Trial articles

Published Trial articles must conform to article submission guidelines. Submissions should be sent to the editorial offices for consideration, or email trial@justice.org.

Each month, Trial focuses on a specific theme, like products liability, medical negligence, or employment law. The themes and submission dates are listed in our current editorial calendar.

Verdicts & Settlements

Verdicts and settlements can be submitted and evaluated for possible inclusion in Products Liability Law Reporter or Professional Negligence Law Reporter, or Trial’s Verdicts & Settlements section. By submitting your case to AAJ, you are certifying that the information provided is not subject to a secrecy order or a confidentiality agreement. Submit your case by emailing law.reporter@justice.org

Trial articles should deliver practical guidance, strategic insights, or lessons learned that readers can apply in their own practices. Focus on actionable insights rather than abstract or highly technical discussion.

Write for a national audience.

Avoid relying on authority from a single jurisdiction. When applicable, frame legal principles in terms of majority/minority rulings and support them with citations from multiple jurisdictions.

Avoid case summaries and “war stories.” Use case examples only to illustrate broader takeaways.

Clarity and readability are essential.

Be concise and direct. Use plain English and avoid unnecessary legal, scientific, and technical jargon. Write in an engaging, conversational tone using active voice. Avoid clichés. Use subheads to organize content.

Trial publishes only original, previously unpublished content. Please do not submit any article that is under consideration by another publication or that has been published previously.

Ghostwritten or PR-authored articles submitted on behalf of another are not accepted, even if prepared with input from an attorney.
Submissions must reflect the author’s original work and professional judgment. Articles generated wholly or substantially by artificial intelligence tools are not accepted. AI tools may be used only for limited, non-substantive purposes (such as confirming that a sentence is grammatically correct) but not for drafting, analysis, or substantive editing.

Authors must be free from pending disciplinary action in which a public finding of probable cause, or a similar determination, has been made. Articles by authors who have been disciplined will not be selected for publication except for good cause.

Articles should be 1,700 to 2,500 words (approximately 6 to 10 double-spaced pages), including citations. Sidebars and symposium pieces should be shorter.

Follow the ALWD Guide to Legal Citation (7th ed.), including using authors’ first names in cites. Cite only to West reporters—do not include parallel citations to state reporters.

Place all citations as endnotes at the end of the manuscript using Word’s “Insert Endnote” tool. Submissions with in-text parenthetical citations or footnotes at the bottom of pages will be returned unedited for reformatting.

Please provide only your name, title or firm position, firm name, city, state, and (optionally) email address.

All Trial submissions undergo double-blind peer review and must pass review before proceeding to editing. The process typically takes two to four weeks.

Accepted Trial articles are edited for clarity, accuracy, style, and readability. Edited drafts are emailed to authors for review and approval before publication. Final approval is required before publication, and timely author response is essential to meet publication deadlines.

Trial articles accepted for publication will appear in print, in the magazine’s digital edition, and on AAJ’s website, www.justice.org.